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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

EGBERT O. GOODRICI-I, OF ECORSE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES H. RIOPELLE, OF SAME PLACE.

CURRY-COMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,091, dated September 22, 1891.

Application filed December 8, 1890. Serial No. 373,938. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: along its length. Each blade is asingle plain Be it known that I, EGBERT O. GOODRIOH, sheet of material, either wood or metal or a citizen of the United States, residing at other substance. They are each preferably Ecorse, county of WVayne, State of Michigan, rounded at their upper and lower corners d have invented a certain new and useful Imand cl, and the teeth are preferably carried 55 provement in Curry-Combs; and I declare the from the currying-edge around the ends nearly following to be a full, clear, and exact descripto the back edge of the blades or combs. The tion of theinvention,such aswill enable others extreme or last blade D extends some disskilled in the art to which it pertains to make tance back of the others at the rear of the and use the same, reference being had to the comb, and instead of being provided with 60 accompanying drawings, which form a part of sharp teeth, as on the currying-edge, this rear this specification. edge is provided with blunt segmental projec- In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective tions d curving easily around from the base view of myimproved curry-comb, showing the of one throat to the base of the adjacent I5 back of the same. Fig. 2 is a similar View of throat, as shown. This presents an edge which 6, the face or working surface of the same. Figs. can be used about the limbs of a sensitive 3, i and 5 are views of different forms of the horse, while the currying-surface is always at last comb. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section hand with its sharp currying-teeth for general through the binding wire or rod. body work. The edge formed with the blunt This invention has for its object to providea segmental projections 61 may be in a straight 7o novel, efficient, simple, and economical ourryline across the back of the comb, as shown in comb; and it consists in the features of con- Fig. 3, or it may be depressed along its middle struction and the combination or arrangement portion (1 as shown in Fig. 4, this being the of devices, hereinafter described and claimed. form which I prefer, as it enables the groom to In carrying out my invention, A represents work around the curved surfaces of the limbs 7 5 the handle; B, the binding wire or rod with and flanks of a sensitive horse without hurtthe ends brought into the handle; 0, the ing or disturbing him. So, also, the blades D spacing blocks or thimbles through which the and D may both be straight across their curwire or rod passes. rying-edges; but I prefer that both of them 0 D represents the blades or combs, those adshall be depressed somewhat along the middle 80 j acent to the end being represented by D and of these edges to facilitate working about the I)". The binding-wire is in a single piece, limbs and flanks of the animal, while the rebent intermediate its extremities to form a maining edges remain straight. The blunt rectilinear cross-headB and parallel side arms segmental projections d prevent liability of which extend to and are connected with the cutting the animal, and the teeth on these 85 handle A. The cross-head 13 extends along round ends enable the curry-comb to be readthe length of the outer blade D to serve as ily used in the spaces between the joints and an abutment for nearly the entire length of tendons. such blade, whereby twisting or bending of The curry-comb as a whole with these vathis blade is prevented. By the peculiar conrious features presents a combination of ap- 90 struction of the binding-wire with side arms pliances which conduce greatly to the conformed integral with and connected by the venience and adaptability of the implement cross-head B, I avoid riveting for the purpose for use under all the circumstances encounof securing the outer blade D in position, as tered by a groom. is necessary when the two side arms or wires Iam aware thata curry-comb has been com- 9 5 terminate at the outer blade and are each upposed of blades provided with sharp teeth; set thereupon. Ialso economize in the manualso, that a curry-comb has been composed of facture and provide a stronger'and more dutoothed blades of varying width, and, further, rable structure, since the cross-head acts asa that a curry-comb has been composed of brace for the outer blade D continuously toothed blades separated by thimbles and all I00 bound together by wires to which the handle and form a core upon which the handle is seis attached. cured, and the spacing-blocks 0, arranged What I claim is upon the binding-wire between the toothed A curry-comb consisting of the handle A, blades, substantially as described. 5 aseries of toothed blades, a binding-wire bent In testimony whereof I sign this specifioa- 1:5

to form parallel arms extending through the tion in the presence of two Witnesses.

blades, and a cross-head extending across and EGBERT O. GOODRIOH. constituting a bearing for the outermost \Vitnesses: blade, said arms being bent together to bear MARION A. REEVE,

IO upon and retain in place the innermost blade l/VELLS WV. LEGGETT. 

